>> good morning, everyone. it's 6:00 a.m. and i'm katie marzullo. we will start off with a quick first look at the weather with meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. the first weekend of the new year and we are looking at the same old weather pattern unfortunately for today. we are talking about temperatures chilly in the 30s. we do have some fog around the golden gate bridge. by 9:00 it should be lifting. the numbers coming up out of the 30s and 40s by noontime we are looking at 50s and 60s. perhaps a few records around the bay in parts where we will see

numbers from 10 do 15 degrees above average. it's a spare-the-air day and offshore flow keeping us mild today. but changes do occur by the beginning of the work week. we will talk about the possibility of a few raindrops, whether or not we will see those coming up in a few minutes. katie. >> thank you. developing news out of antioch where an amber alert has been canceled. the girl has been found safe and her suspected kidnapper is in police custody. the 7-year-old is pack with her parents. someone recognized the car that led to her rescue. david douglas was arrested. they earlier identified him as a person of interest in the girl's ab drugs. the girl was taken from her mother at gunpoint in front. their home at hummingbird drive 6:45 last night. douglas allegedly followed them home from a wal-mart store. they were unloading groceries when the man grabbed the girl, pointed the gun at her mother and dragged nationally to his car. later a pittsburgh woman at the

antioch marty reasonerra saw a shirt less man in the back of a gold toyota with someone. she knew about the amber alert and passed down a very fortunate passing car. >> i went to my car to honk honk the corn and the guy jumped out and he was a undercover police officer. >> we had a similar incident yesterday at the wal-mart where a mother was with her daughter and this individual, who has been i. d.as the person we have in custody, approached her daughter, and also approached her and noted he worked for social services and asked the daughter to come with him. >> the chief said that prior incident on thursday, the attempted abduction was not reported until sometime friday. antioch police know douglas from previous encounters but say is he not a registered sex offender.

>> the flu is being blamed for the death of a santa clara county woman in her early 40s. the first flu death this season and why health officials are so alarmed. >> the cold and flu medicine has been flying off the shelves at this san jose cvs store. she just got over the flu. >> i don't really want to describe it. >> it was bad? >> yeah. >> santa clara county health official believe the flu season is just getting started. and the death of a 41-year-old woman along with a hospitalization of seven others here is raising red flags. >> both the woman that died, as well as the cases that have been in icu, they have all been people in their 40s, 50s. you know, fairly young, young people. >> reporter: the dominant strain so far this season is the h1n1 virus. also known as the swine flu, the

one responsible for the woman's death on november 23rd. the centers for disease control said it hits the young and middle age harder then older people who may have developed some immunity after facing a similar strain in the 1940s and 50ths. >> it's a cause of concern and we are urging many people to be vaccinated. >> reporter: but many question the effectiveness. >> some years we take it and get sick anyway, and other years we don't take it and the opposite. >> still health officials say it can reduce your chances of getting the virus by 50 to 70%. in san jose, alan wang, abc7 news. 25 states seen here in red on the map are reporting widespread flu activity last week. that's up from just 10 states the week before. the states in orange, including california, have significant flu activity, but only in part of the state. experts say so far it's been a typical flu season but h1n1 is the most common strain of the flu. a new court ruling clears the way for a family of jahi mcmath to move the girl who

has been declared brain dead, out of oakland. >> it's for my daughter. they love their children as much as i love mine. >> the fit went back to court and an alameda county court judge said they can remove her from the ventilator on tuesday at 5:00 p.m. but the family is fighting to move her before then to another facility that will continue medical care. >> i know now the court is making it known that the parents do have rights. >> reporter: a 7 1/2 hour long settlement conference took place before the hearing. >> we will bring our own ventilator in. and jahi will exit the facility. >> the two procedures need for jahi to be transferred or a tracheotomy and feeding tube

insertion will not be done at children's and he isn't saying when and where they are moving her, only this it would be as soon as possible. a superior court judge okayed the move as long as the mother assumes all responsibility for what happens during the transfer. jahi had surgery on december 9th for a routine tonsillectomy. placed on a ventilator and on a ventilator and on december 11th she was declared brain dead. the two sides reached their decision earlier in the day. >> by the terms of this stipulation, there's the possibility for jahi mcmath to leave the hospital. >> the family may ask for a extension if jahi hasn't been moved. nick smyth, abc7 news. >> at least 16 people have been killed in a deadly winter storm pounding the midwest and east coast. it's dumped up to two feet of snow in some areas and brought subzero temperatures.

forecasters say bone-chilling temperatures will return tomorrow in the midwest where a polar vortex is expected to begin turning cold air in a wide area. according to flight aware.com, it also grounded 3500 flights in the u.s. yesterday and delayed 7,000 more. in the bay area, there were dozens of cancellations. at sfo, twelve departures and 14 arrivals were cancelled at oakland international. 8 flights canceled at san jose and another eight flights. we have more from sfo where niner fans are trying to make it a green bay for the game. >> milton and his friend, keith, are fearlessly heading into the bone-chilling cold hitting the mid-quest. >> i'm from california so i don't know what to expect. i'll find out soon. >> they are diehard 49er fans so neither sleet nor snow nor flight delays will keep them

from cheering on their team. >> it's going to be pretty cold. they are saying it might be the coldest football game ever. >> as people in the midwest and east coast dugout of snowstorms, flight delays and cancellations heading in and out backed up. some flights were delayed because planes were available but the crews were stuck at other airports or the other way around. this is the line of passengers looking to get rebooked from flights that were cancelled or severely delayed because of weather. kaitlin and bobby are heading into the cold in new york. they aren't sure how they will get home from the airport. >> dad is supposed to come and get us, but he's from upstate new york so he doesn't want to take the truck. >> they have plenty of warm ski clothes, unlike this 49er fan who said he's packing light for the trip to green bay. >> is this what you are going to survive through over there? >> well, i feel good. if my team can have less than me

i will which are when they wear >> he said he will buy warmer clothes once he gets there, if he needs them. at san francisco international airport, abc7 news. >> happening today. activists will be rebuilding a memorial at a spot in santa rosa with 13-year-old andy lopez was shot and killed by deputies. the original memorial burned down wednesday night. some believe it was torched on purpose but fire officials determined a candle started the fire. at 11:00 volunteers will gather to rebuild the shrine, vowing to make it better than before. lopez was shot and killed by a sonoma county sheriff's deputy on october 22nd while holding a toy gun designed to look like an ak-47 assault police are investigating an accident that killed one person and left another in critical condition. a 67-year-old woman died at the scene. it happened yesterday afternoon as they crossed heatherton street near third.

both had the green light but one should have yielded. the truck driver said he did not see the people. drugs and alcohol are not believed to be to be involved in the accident >> police of investigating a shooting yesterday afternoon. they were over capehorn drive not much after the shooting which was about 3:30 in the afternoon. san jose police responded to two men in their 30s fighting and arrived to find one had a knife. officers asked the man to drop it. when he refused and came toward her, she shot him. the suspect's wounds are not to be life-threatening. the incident is the first officer-involved shooting for san jose this year. police want your help identifying a burglar. he was caught on surveillance cameras at this housing complex. police say the man in this photo entered one of the apartments on nelson riding lane yesterday. he left when a tenant there confronted him. witnesses say they saw the same man rattling door handles

earlier. if you recognize him you are asked to call the police department. atu union members have approved a tentative agreement with bart that ends months of heated negotiations. they approved the deal thursday. it dropped the controversial clause granting union members up to six weeks of paid family medical leave this bart said was mistakenly included. they will vote on the contract on the 13th. >> kind a damp morning out there. >> yeah. fog across the bay and oakland as well with an eight-mile visibility. here's a look from the emeryville camera where it is 42 degrees in the city. we are looking at low 30s in the north bay. certainly chilly and fog extends up around the by. we will talk about that. and the ridge of high pressure, will it get out of here? that when we return. >> thank you. also next, state officials are calling it abysmal, the results of the snow survey. and what if can mean for the

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♪ >> fill everly of the everly brother died in los angeles. their harmonies influenced the beatles, the birds and down less other singers. he died yesterday with comply takings from heart disease. he fought the disease long and hard, his wife said. he said it was the result of a lifetime of smoking cigarettes. he was 74 years old. >> troubled smartphone maker blackberry is accusing a company backed by ryan seacrest of being a rip-off artist. theyat the were in a lawsuit fid in federal court yesterday. it's an i-phone keyboard.

the los angeles start-up founded by him. they claimed typo copied the smartphone maker's iconic keyboard. another sign that california could be headed for a major drought. this is the first snowpack survey of the year, and it's the lowest on record. just 20% of normal. that ties 2012 for the lowest on record for early january. >> it just reflects the fact that we've had minimal storm activity this year. you know, we get that high pressure center building up over in the pacific northwest, shifting all the storms up into canada, and then subsequently on to the east coast. there's just no water right here. >> the officials estimate they will only be able to deliver 5% of the water requested by public agencies this year. the winter snowpack provides about a third of the state's water supply. >> the unseasonably warm weather

are benefiting some. those getting energy from solar powers are getting apple's isn't surprise when their utility bills arrive in the mail. >> the best aztec solar can offer are, it's his own bill for $13.33 cents in december, about 95% lower than last >> oh, it's great. especially with christmas lights up. i had christmas lights up and even with that i had a $13 bill. >> reporter: typically solar installations around here aren't doing a lot of work during the winter months. >> the sun is lower on the horizon and you get a lot of rain or clouds and especially sacramento you get fog so typically we don't get the benefit of all the solar. although you do get some generation but you don't get when we are getting this year. >> it's no exaggeration to say the fair weather has been a boon to the solar power industry all across california.

january 2nd they set a record for peak production. >> it's largely a function of dramatically increased solar capacity in california but who would have thought we would mark a milestone like this just after new year's day. >> july, 2012 we were celebrating the turnover to 1,000-watt in solar and now we've tripled that in 18 months. >> although california needs normal winter weather, at least solar is picking up some of the load for hydropower that's just not happening right now. in sacramento, george warren, abc7 news. >> sounds like for people with solar panels, more good news this weekend. >> yes. yesterday we tied a record in southeast tahoe, 58 degrees. that was the record tied last year in 2012. we definitely had a string of dry days for the past couple

weeks. it continues throughout the day today. i should say the weekend. but changes could be coming on monday and tuesday. live doppler 7hd showing low clouds and high clouds this morning to talk about. acrosses by in oakland visibility has been reduced to an eighth of a mile. and it's clear in the north bay and temperatures are really chilly. continue to drop to just around freezing in the north by. from the sutro, no visibility problems here. mid-40s and the coast in mid-40s with upper 30s on the peninsula, 41 los gatos and san jose at 42. the room camera, mice and calm. no wind. upper elevations become breezy as the offshore winds kick up. for the short term it's freezing in santa rosa and and novato with 34 napa, 35 by the delta and 37 from concord and livermore. so from our exploratorium come raw, another shot of the city

where we are looking at that sun coming up at 7:25. chilly throughout the morning hours with that coastal fog. another spare the air day today. and cooler next week with the possibility of a few sprinkles coming our way into tuesday and tuesday night. so the air quality, santa clara valley will be poor. medium around the bay. 27th alert since november 1st and that makes it the fifth consecutive spare the air day. the high pressure is building to the east of us and the storm track continues to be shunted well to the north. that allows for mainly dry and mild weather this week. but there is a system that will slide to the east and drop to the south as high pressure gives way and that will give us our only opportunity of maybe some light showers. taking you into the upper midwest where, boy, they have been experiencing some of the coldest air they have seen in a long time. perhaps 20 or 30 years. so for the game tomorrow for the

niners, that means sub-freezing weather. but today across the midwest it's freezing in chicago with minneapolis at 22 below and look what happens in the west. phoenix and portland chilly at 47. temperatures tomorrow ranging from 1 above to 4 below for the game and that windchill anywhere from 25 to 35 degrees below zero and the winds kicking up to 15 miles an hour. that gives you the wind-chill factor. for the highs today back home, upper 60s will be coming from fremont, san jose and up in the north bay maybe 70 in cloverdale. 65 half moon bay. we have the fog this morning and spare the air day today a few degrees cooler tomorrow. increasing clouds on monday. slight chance of showers tuesday, tuesday night partly cloudy and more sunshine with mild weather thursday and friday. abc7 news has another great weather resource for you to follow. that's following live doppler 7hd for the latest weather

conditions. spare the air alerts, power outage info and weather tweets from your favorite weather team. at least maybe not as mild, more snow-making weather for the early part of the week in tahoe. >> we sure need it. it's getting scary. thanks, lisa. coming up, instead of this man getting richer around the waist, he fully lost weight by eating nothing but fast-food. we will look at jennie-o w whera where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos.

we thought wsurprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you.

>> dan harris is joining us from new york for telling us what is coming up the 7:00. good morning, dan. >> katie, i don't know, it might have looked like we were having a earthquake here but we were moving the camera as you kim to us. new york it feel very, very cold, to be honest with you. i envy you on the west coast. this morning it's our lead story. the art tick freeze dangerously cold and some cases life threatening cold air blasting most of the country or almost half of the country. it's about to hit 60 below in terms of the windchill in some places. meanwhile there's a new snowstorm blowing. our team is out in full effect. and also flu activity in america tripled in the past week. dr. besser is here to look at how severe this year's strain is and how you can prevent it. >> and a little girl stuck in a washer after trying to find a

perfect spot to hide during the game of hide & seek. how did she get locked inside and how did they get her out? that's coming up. and on a lighter note, check out this reaction. [cheers and applause] >> what celebrity gave her a gift so grand he had this over-the-top screeching response? the answer, thing about reveal coming up on gma very soon. >> wow. sounds like a celebrity i want to know. that's good news, right? >> exactly. >> dan, thank you very much. >> thanks. >> an iowa science teacher conducted an experiment on himself on how eating mcdonald's every day for 90 days would affect his health, the results surprised his students. john lost 37 pounds eating nothing but fast-food from the golden arches for three months. he restricted his calories to 2,000 calories a day and sid within the recommended

allowances for nutrients with karbs and proteins and fat. >> i didn't go to mcdonald's and only eat salads. no, i had sundaes, i had ice cream cones, i had big macs. >> his cholesterol dropped and he walked 45 minutes a day during his experiment. and it's not clear how many calories the teacher consumed or his level of exercise prior to his experiment. >> a north carolina politician decided to go where no politician has gone before. council member stepped down from his town council seat using a letter written in cling-on. it's the language on star trek. he said the city is corrupt with cronyism. the letter said teach city constitution. i will return next time to victory. a utah girl put a new spin on hide & seek when she decided to hide in the wishing machine. -- the washing machine.

that was tuesday. unfortunately she got stuck. her cousin and aunts tried to slide her free with butter and peanut butter and when nothing worked they had to call the firefighters. the crew spent 90 minutes cutting through the machine to get her out. she's not hurt, just a little embarrassed. more on that on gma. are you ready for some subzero football? next our wayne friedman goes into the walk-in freezer to find out what it might be like for players and fans at tomorrow's 49ers game on the frozen tundra of lambeau field. and later shut down, but not forgotten, a theater of

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>> welcome back, everyone. we are coming up on 6:30 and starting this half-hour with a quick look at the weather. here's meteorologist lisa argen. >> good morning. we are starting out with freezing temperatures in the north bay. novato 32 degrees. 38 in the san ramon valley and 39 in oakland. but visibility is a problem. more moisture in the air this morning allowing for just a quarter mile visibility over in oakland. a mile and a quarter half moon by, as well as novato. and the airport at three quarters of a mile. so we are looking at temperatures today to once again return to mild readings. but it is another spare the air day today. so the poor air quality in the santa clara valley and changes for the first part of the week. >> lisa, thank you. >> developing news out of antioch. an abducted girl is safe and a suspect is being questioned by

police. 7-year-old natalie calvo is back with her parents. somebody recognized the car. police recognized david douglas. they are not revealing what charges he faces, but they earlier identified him as a person of interest in the girl's abduction. she was taken from her mother at gunpoint in front of their home around 6:45 last night. douglas followed them home from a walmart store. they were unloading groceries when he grabbed the girl, point add gun at the mother and dragged natalie to his car. later a pittsburgh mother saw a shirtless man in back of a toyota with someone, new about the amber alert and flagged down the passing car. >> i look and saw the car passing by so i flagged another car down. and luckily the car that stopped was the police. >> he's currently in custody and going through interrogation at this point. natalie is currently being reunited with her family. this investigation is obviously in the very early stages.

>> police identified douglas as a person of interest in this case after a similar incident at the same walmart store on thursday night. police said he posed as a social worker and tried to take another woman's daughter but was scared off. police had previous encounters with him but is not a registered sex offender. tonight president obama and the first family will return from their holiday vacation in hawaii. in his weekly address he urges congress to replace the unemployment benefits that more than 1 million americans lost a last weekend and congress allowed the benefits to expire. the president wants both parties to approve a three-month extension that's already under consideration in the senate. >> when congress comes back to work this week, their first order of business should be making this right. right now a bipartisan group in congress is working on a three-month extension of unemployment insurance. if they pass it, i will sign it. >> on the republican side, congressman greg harper of mississippi encouraged support for a healthcare initiative. the kids first research act.

it's other bipartisan bill that redirects political convention funds to pay for pediatric research at the nation's institutes for health. happening today a new baseball helmet to better protect pitchers from being hit by line drives gets an endorsement from someone who knows how important that is. gunner sandberg was pitching in a high school baseball game when he took a shot to the head in 2010. he was hospitalized with life-threatening head injuries. today he will speak to parents and others about the halo, the new headgear for baseball players is made with military grade composite material used for body armor. it's makers say it reduces the impact by 50%. >> happening today, a princess cruiseliner arrives in san francisco to kick off the 2014 west coast cruise season. it's scheduled to arrive at the cruise terminal at 7:00 this morning from mexico. it will be the first of 76 cruise ships to be here this year. shy of the record of 85. port officials say the ships bring in major tourism dollars

and pay fees that fund local projects. right any a $100 million new terminal is undergoing phase ii construction at pier27. >> if you are looking for a new best friend, the animal shelterer is a good place to start in freeman. since december 3rd the shelter as that adopted out 59 pets to new owners. another 44 have been placed with animal rescue groups and 35 others were returned to their rightful owner. always great to here. at the kickoff for tomorrow's niners game and green bay technically is going to be 0 degrees. but with the windchill it will feel more like 25 to 45 below zero. hard to imagine, right? we sent abc news reporter wayne friedman into the deep freeze to experience that firsthand. >> it is a hot topic around town among niner fans. the cold about to hit your team in green bay this sunday. >> game time zero degrees. the wind-chill factor is minus

20 to minus 25. >> ever wonder what that is really like? ever hear of growers refrigeration company in san francisco? >> you are my liability. >> okay, we are going to go in here. >> this is a family operation that's been in the same place for half a century. they sort food here before shipping. lots of it. >> how cold is it? >> subzero in the freezer room. with the fan running, maybe 10, 15 below zero. >> without windchill but close enough to the tundra players and fans will endure in green bay this weekend. >> it's hard. >> first reaction from a native californian who was surround by frozen fish but he was beginning to feel like a frozen fish himself. >> did the niners ever quit practice? >> but we didn't come here to play. we had the goal of spending three hours in this environment. turns out we barely lasted three

minutes. robert has worked this place 15 years. his advice if you are going to the game? don't put on too much clothes because you get too much clothes and the perspiration turns into ice and then you are cold. >> then you are cold? then? >> come along! >> oh, i forgot the football. >> back inside the freezer one last time. we could not leave without the duke. now where did i put it? >> really? >> in san francisco, wayne friedman, abc7 news. >> sticking with cold, sierra ski resorts are suffering because of lack of snow. the only way they are surviving this winter is with their snow making equipment. heavenly tells us they are making snow every night and have been able to open a couple more lifts and runs every week. there's a slight chance of snow next week but only a few inches are expected. the warm temperatures and lack of rain have farmers in the

central valley concerned about their crops. winters in the valley are usually cool and wet, a times for crops to go dormant, but not right now. after dealing with a freeze last month temperatures are in the 60s and the ground is so dry farmers are forced to irrigate their crops one or two months ahead of schedule. >> every morning i wake up and check the forecast for rain and keep hoping and praying for it. >> farmers are also concerned the warm weather could fuel diseases and things to destroy the crops. the family room bureau said the warm weather and conditions could have a major economic effect on the region. coming up next, the san francisco startup with the unusual goal. how it's using crowd funding to build the first indoor miniature golf course. >> and a live look at the

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>> this morning the owner of a florida animal sanctuary is facing misdemeanor charges after a lion dug out and escaped. the seven-year-old female lion has been caught and will be returned to a cage that's been thoroughly inspected and secured. the escape happened near tampa. the lion was found inside a ten-foot-high perimeter fence. federal officials said they told the answer area to repair the

lionen closure last february to prevent an escape. >> officials say the car that fast and fur russ actor paul walker was driving in may have been going over is 1100 miles an hour. they said no alcohol or drugs were detected in the stem of either man. the november 30th deaths have been ruled accidental. a big detour next week for drivers who commute to the bay area from the fosston area. highway 160 is going to be closed at night all next week. it connects highways 12 and 4. it will be off-limits from 8:00 p.m. to 5:00 a.m. from january 6 until january 10th. the three mile bridge is getting a much-needed face-lift. work will be done to the roadway and the control house. caltran said the detour will force some commuters to drive as much as 80 miles to reach third -- their destination. there will be signs up alerting motorists of the closers and detours. san jose's historic landmark commission meets next week to consider nominating the theater

, century 21 theater, as a historic landmark. the theater, located on olson drive, it was built in 1964 and is considered an example of mid-century modern architecture. the attached flames restaurant will also be considered. a nomination would kick off the landmark designation process. it requires a historian to document the value of the structure and public hearing. >> 6:42 now on a damp san francisco morning. >> we have fog out there. in fact, it's not only in the north bay, it's in the east bay. it started out in emeryville with an eight-mile visibility. this is the exploratorium camera this morning. temperatures are in the upper 40s in san francisco but low 30s in some of our valleys. we will talk about some records today and a spare the air when we return. >> also next, another big win on the road for the warriors. larry beil has the winning shot larry beil has toh wow.ing shot you look incredible! right?!

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san francisco is a thoroughly digital city. that's about to get a very analog form of entertainment. miniature golf is coming to the mission district. jonathan bloom found out it's unlike any putt-putt you have ever seen. >> it's not a game you typically play indoors. >> it's a crazy idea, isn't? >> crazy enough for steve to actually try it. after being editor of "cnet" and "pc world," steve fox is about to start a business that has nothing to do with computers. this is not the mini golf you played as a kid. when they are done building it. every hole will have countless moving parts. >> mechanical kinetic sculptures. >> each has a theme. >> this is the 1906 earthquake hole. >> there are buildings that shake and fire hydrants that saved the city. >> let me pull it out for you. >> where did you manage to get a real fire hydrant? >> this one i found on craig's list.

>> same with the dial and the miniature submarine. but the other parts they are building from scratch. >> that's an octopus tentacle? >> yep. >> this is a prototype here. >> it's not every day you find a space in the city big enough to play mini-golf, but this is no ordinary building. countless people passed through this space in the last century, and not all of them were living. >> when did this building used to be? >> it was a mortuary we think built around 1895. >> reporter: they are renovating it, but trying to preserve as much of the details as possible. >> any bodies in here? >> not that we've found and we have gotten into the walls. if you can get into here, it puts it into the vortex. >> woodwork modeled on a computer carved out by a milling machine. everything is fresh. >> built here, we have the machines here and it's assembled by dedicated interns from the academy of art. they are trying to raise their

last bit of money on kickstarter to finish it off in march. in san francisco, jonathan bloom, abc7 news. >> and here we are in early january, the start of the new year, record warmth. doesn't make sense. >> no. golfing today maybe. >> sure. >> 58 degrees, tied a record in southwest tahoe. normally we should see mid-to upper 50s around here. 10 to 15 degrees above average once again today. that puts everyone in the mid-and upper 60s. in fact maybe even 70-degree readings up far to the north around cloverdale, santa rosa and we have seen records here and there every other day or so. once again, that could be the case. another spare the air day as high pressure is firmly in control. live doppler 7hd not showing anything in forms of precip burks from our sutro tower camera the calm winds, and the clear skies for the most part but there is fog at the coast. 38 redwood city. oakland reporting low

visibility, eighth of a mill at 45 degrees. and half moon bay also looking at some fog. right here from our rough camera, looks nice and clear and calm. temperatures, though, wow, are they chilly. continuing to drop in the north bay with 32 santa rosa. 34 in napa. novato. and 45 fairfield. livermore at 37 degrees. here's the visibility. notice at sfo we started out earlier in the broadcast at half a mile and now reduced to quarter mile. no delays, though. 2 1/2 mile half moon bay. oakland is a little better but still looking at santa rosa at 3-mile visibility. good visibility in san jose with high clouds from our exploratorium camera. official sunrise at 7:25 and setting after 5:00 tonight. chilly this morning with some fog. a spare-the-air day today. the poorest air quality in the santa clara valley and cooler conditions beginning monday. the possibility of rain tuesday or wednesday, but most of the

energy will stay north of the bay area. and the reason being, high pressure does not want to give way. in fact, the offshore flow today, allowing for breezy winds, santa ana winds in southern california and the offshore winds continue to keep our area mild with above normal temperatures. tuesday notice you could see a few light raindrops in the northern mountains. and redding, we could see cooler conditions that will allow for better snow making but in terms of accumulated precip, right on through the week ahead we are looking at getting awfully close, but really only less than a tenth of an inch of rain if we do see any precip at all. in terms of the snowpack, that doesn't bode well because we are only at 10% of normal for the northern sierra. central sierra 21%. doing better in the southern sierra. but a year ago, boy, we had a lot of rain and snow. so we are suffering this year underneath hazy sunshine.

san jose 68 degrees, 69 morgan hill and upper 60s through santa cruz. a little cool along the coast. we have the fog this morning. 64 in the city across the pay in oakland. 69 in napa. antioch, the seven-day forecast, warmest day of the week will be today. slightly cooler tomorrow, increasing clouds monday. chance of hour tuesday and tuesday night and back to sunny and mild, above average conditions. so here we go. >> here we go. more of the same. >> right. >> and a little bit of rain? >> yeah. increase in the clouds and pretty much nothing. >> oh, boy. >> yeah. >> maybe next time. >> maybe. >> thank you, lisa. >> in sports. this morning the warriors remain just one game out of first place in the pacific division after last night's win in atlanta. here's the highlights in this morning's sports. >> good morning, everybody. the warriors knocked off the defending champs two nights ago

in miami but you might argue last night was actually the better victory. they were tired and felt way behind and then came back to steal the game at the buzzer in atlanta. steph curry looking to stay hot after the monster game in miami. but the goods tank was running low for pretty much everybody. warriors used offense. klay thompson, catch and shoot. 21 points. david lee fueling the offense for a while. he had 23. facing up right at home, millsap. making crazy shots. kyle corvo. you can win a game of horse with that one. warriors down 15 in the fourth. claw their way back. look at steph knifing between defenders, reverse lay-up, high off the window and good! he was held to a mortal 22 points. hit one three in the game, that's it. here it is in the fourth. cuts the hawks' lead it 6. curry with a miss. warriors down 2. 3.2 seconds left. curry gets the inbounds, double-team, gets to iguodala and good night. game over. drive home safely! iguodala's second buzzer-beater

of the season. warriors win it and run off the court, 101-100. now riding an eight-game winning streak. the 49ers have arrived in green bay for sunday's wildcard game with the packers and it is cold. very cold! temps in the teens overnight. would have loved to see colin kaepernick come off the plane in his tank top. look at this guy waiting for his niners. and then rip the shirt off like hulk hogan used to do. he did not do that. coach harbaugh said his arteries and capillaries can handle any weather. >> the heart, the hot blood, you know, races to the arteries. to the vessels, to the capillaries and they are distributed to the fingers and the toes. >> hey, it's biology 101 with jim. college football. ohio state in the orange bowl. braxton finding him wide open. buckeyes up 35-34.

clemson similar play. taj, and 40-35. clemson throws for five tds. ohio state driving for the game winner. miller picked off by stephon anton and clemson wins the orange bowl. 40-35. missouri and oklahoma state. the cotton bowl. cowboys driving. missouri seals the game. the sack by michael. fumble and shane rice scoops it up. the big guy, 73 yards for the game-clinching touchdown. missouri takes the cotton bowl. and david checking out the stanford women in action. can't let it go. chiney ogwumike. sets the all-time pack record with 1,267 boards. and also 33 points in this contest. that's fourth-ranked stanford defeats the oregon ducks 96-56. that is a wrap on morning sports. have a great weekend, everybody!

i'm larry beil. >> and our own mike shumann is bind he would up and traveling to green bay to cover the 49ers. he will have a complete coverage from lambeau field and they will bring you playoff edition of "vernon's view" tomorrow night after nnie-o w where every thura where every thursday people ride 10 miles for tacos.

we thought wsurprise them with a better kind of taco made with jennie-o ground turkey cooked thoroughly to 165. i feed my kids turkey tacos over regular tacos any day. i think they are light and they are just fresh tasting. yeah. when i eat well, i feel well. anncr: it's time for a better taco. the tacos tonight were pretty much perfect. make the switch. look for jennie-o ground turkey in a store near you.

>> here are the winning numbers from last night's $69 million mega-millions draw. there was one lucky ticket purchased in tennessee got all six numbers, winning the first jackpot of the new year. meanwhile a man who won part of the second largest lottery jackpot in history took a pretty

long time to claim it because he forgot to check his ticket. steve purchased the winning ticket two weeks ago at denny's gift shop in san jose and he set it on his dresser and web on vacation. back home he suddenly woke up at 3:00 a.m. remembering the purchase so he checked the tick, -- the ticket. saw he had the winning numbers, woke up his wife, told her the good news and then quit his job as a delivery driver. >> he said he called his boss and left a message that went something like i'm really sorry, boss, i hit the jackpot, i don't think i am going to come in today, tomorrow or ever. >> sounds all right. he splits the $648 million jackpot with another winner in georgia and the openers of denny's gift shop were awarded $1 million for selling the ticket. can you imagine? there's something i forgot. i forgot. oh, yeah. and the weather? >> compared to the rest of the nation we are sitting mild.

a spare-the-air day. 64 in san francisco. fog along the coast in oakland and also parts of the north bay. be careful. 68 in san jose. a little cooler on the coast. and tomorrow we will look for numbers coming down a few degrees. the only chance of rain this week will be tuesday into tuesday night for maybe less than a ten. of an inch of rain. still dry. >> lisa, thank you. and thank you all for joining us on the abc7 is the day morning news. "good morn ♪ [ man ] yo buzz! drop that beat! remix! ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ ♪ you got that medley crunch ♪ go! go! buzz! ♪ go! go! go! buzz! ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ clusters, flakes ♪ that medley crunch, crunch! ♪ clusters, flakes ♪ that medley crunch, crunch! go! ♪ ♪ ♪ hey! must be the honey! ♪ ♪ hey! you got that medley crunch ♪

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